NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged modestly
lower on Monday, and the S&P 500 held near record highs, as
investors largely shrugged off unexpectedly weak data in China.

China's exports unexpectedly tumbled 18.1 percent in
February, against expectations for a 6.8 percent rise, swinging
the trade balance into deficit and adding to fears of a slowdown
in the world's second-largest economy, despite the Lunar New
Year holidays being blamed for the slide.

"We did shrug off the (China data), almost as if was a
non-event," said Peter Kenny, chief executive of Clearpool Group
in New York.

"I don't think it's disruptive to the way people are looking
at China as an economy that has lost some of its hyperbolic move
and that is almost welcome."
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